GINGER, Zingiber officinalis

Latin name: Zingiber officinalis

Distilled part: rhizomes

Origin: Madagascar

Properties: analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcerative, antioxidant, potentially anti-tumor, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, expectorant, mucolytic, phlebotonic, lymph tonic, testosterone-like, digestive tonic

Indications: arthritis, osteoarthritis, bronchitis, bursitis, cellulite, constipation, difficult digestion, gas, flatulence, anal fissures, hemorrhoids, impotence, bronchiolitis, travel sickness, nausea, toothaches, sinusitis, tendinitis, ulcers, varicose veins, vomiting

Contraindications: None at physiological doses.